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FAME
U.S., 1980
Directed by Alan Parker
With Irene Cara, Lee Curreri, Laura Dean, Antonia Franceschi, Paul McCrane, Barry Miller,
Gene Anthony Ray, Isaac Mizrahi
Approx. 133 mins. DCP.
“A big-city, aggressive, cranked-up movie to play against the quieter traditions of BREAKING AWAY's small Indiana college town. FAME is all New York City. It's populated by rich kids, ghetto kids, kids with real talent, and kids with mothers who think they have real talent. They all go into the hopper, into a high school of kids who are worked harder because they're "special" — even if they're secretly not so sure they're so special.” – Roger Ebert
Reviews
“Whatever FAME is selling, it comes in the prettiest, shiniest package the movies have lately seen.”
– Janet Maslin, The New York Times
“FAME isn't only the best musical of the summer, it's one of the best films of any genre — a fresh and funky, sassy and brassy, gutty and gritty, slick and smart piece of work.”
– Bruce McCabe, Boston Globe